What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Development Scientist position at Pharmatech, Inc.?
Our vision at Pharmatech is to provide an unrivaled customer experience as a nutritional product manufacturer. We are committed to building a positive, diverse, accountable, and supportive culture, centered on integrity and continuous improvement. If this aligns with your values, we invite you to apply and join our team!
Job Summary:
The R&D Scientist provides technical expertise - working closely with manufacturing development, operations, and the customer to design custom formulations of powder, liquid, and capsule products. They oversee product/process development from concept through commercialization for current & potential clients, including hands-on formulation, scale up, & manufacturing support.
Responsibilities & Duties:
- Ideation & development of health & wellness focused RTD beverages and powdered products.
- Provide knowledge on process & technologies available for nutraceutical and nutritional manufacturing.
- Perform & monitor bench-top & manufacturing scale-up batches.
- Resolve technical challenges.
- Master the internal formulation systems for development & commercialization.
- Build relationships with suppliers & partners to access ingredients, education, packaging, consulting, & technology that could help bring competitive advantage.
- Maintain a working knowledge of current trends, technologies, ingredients, processes, & equipment within the dietary supplement & functional food industries.
- Work with competent Process Authorities in determining sufficient processing needs.
- Create Supplement / Nutrition Facts panels for products based on current regulatory requirements.
- Clearly present & articulate product ideas & innovations to internal & external customers.
- Light travel (1-3 weeks per year).
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Experience in development and manufacture of liquid beverage products ideal
- RTD beverage experience with acidified foods preferred
- Strong experience working with acidified foods and HTST pasteurization processes ideal
- Product development process knowledge
- Flavor system development, & sensory evaluation techniques
- Sound foundation in Food Science / Chemistry
- Firm understanding of ingredient functionality & nutrition
- Experience conducting plant trials/process validation testing
- Familiarity of product shelf-life testing procedures including establishing overage needs
- Strong communication skills, written & verbal
Education & Experience:
- Four-year college or university degree in Food Science, Chemistry, or related degree
- 5 years of product formulation experience in manufacturing
Salary : $80,000 - $100,000